Here's one ... typical summer temperature in the area where I live is =

32-34 deg C and humidity 60%.

When I was in D=FCsseldorf for a couple years in the early 1990's typical =

summer temperature was in  the mid 20's C.

No problem living in D=FCsseldorf without air conditioning. Not so here.

Spent time in Portugal and Italy where summer temperatures were in the =

30's C but not with oppressive humidity. Could get by there without air =

conditioning most of the time.


Jack

Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
> Herbert Graf wrote:
>
>   =

>> We need energy. =

>>     =

>
> US lifestyle (not sure about Canadian) uses IIRC around twice as much
> energy per person than the next (Western European), which still uses much
> more than many others. Research about people's happiness consistently com=
es
> to conclusions that spending (wasting?) more energy does not correlate wi=
th
> increased happiness. =

>
> So what is it that people are after that needs all the additional energy?
>
> Gerhard
>
>   =

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